Arthur Laffer
Sign in to saveAlso known as Arthur Betz Laffer, Laffer, Laffer Associates, Arthur B. Laffer
American economist (1940-)
Person · Open Library
- Works
- 4
Top works
- Let's Chat about Economics
- Rich States, Poor States
- Blue Exodus
- How to Profit from Supply Side Economics
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5 total works indexed
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Quotes
- “If you like the post office and the Department of Motor Vehicles and you think they're run well, just wait till you see Medicare, Medicaid and health care done by the government.”
- “Stimulus packages don’t work. Every president that I have ever heard of has wanted a free lunch. They just don’t get it.”
- “The states that have large in-migrations of Hispanics are Florida, Texas and California. And Florida and Texas are way above average in educational achievement, while California’s the lowest, just about.”
- “I have never heard of an economy being taxed into prosperity.”
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Key facts
- Born
- Arthur Betz Laffer , ( 1940-08-14 ) August 14, 1940 (age 85) , Youngstown, Ohio , U.S.
- Relatives
- Jonathan Lindsey (son-in-law)
- Education
- Yale University ( BA ), Stanford University ( MBA , PhD )
- Doctoral advisor
- Ronald McKinnon
- Discipline
- Political economics
- School or tradition
- Supply-side economics
- Notable ideas
- Laffer curve
- Awards
- Presidential Medal of Freedom (2019)
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- name in native language
- Arthur Betz Laffer
- date of birth
- 1940-08-14
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Article
Arthur Betz Laffer (/ˈlæfər/; born August 14, 1940) is an American economist and author who first gained prominence during the Ronald Reagan administration as a member of Reagan's Economic Policy Advisory Board (1981–1989). Laffer is best known for the Laffer curve, an illustration of the hypothesis that there exists some tax rate between 0% and 100% that will result in maximum tax revenue for government. In certain circumstances, this would allow governments to cut taxes, and simultaneously increase revenue and economic growth.
Laffer was an economic advisor to Donald Trump's 2016 presidential campaign. In 2019, President Trump awarded Laffer with the Presidential Medal of Freedom for his contributions in the field of economics.